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Fracking requires a space no bigger than a cricket pitch, David Cameron has
claimed, in an effort to win over rural communities worried about its impact
on the countryside.

The Government is determined to pursue shale gas extraction, which it says
could lower energy prices and create jobs, but the technology remains
controversial, with concerns over the environmental impact and the risk of
contamination to water supplies.

The Prime Minister sought to assuage fears about the process, which involves
blasting water and chemicals into shale rock formations to release gas. In
an article for TheDaily Telegraph, he insisted it